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BiologyNeural Control and CoordinationParts of Nervous SystemMedium2 minPYQ_2026
BiologyMediumsingle choice
Cranial nerve bearing geniculate ganglion is _________.
Options:
Answer:
D
Solution:
The geniculate ganglion is an L-shaped collection of pseudounipolar sensory neurons of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII). It is located in the facial canal of the head and receives fibers for taste from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue via the chorda tympani, as well as somatic sensation from the external auditory meatus.
Therefore, the cranial nerve bearing the geniculate ganglion is the facial nerve.
Answer: facial
Stream:MHT_CET_MEDICALSubject:BiologyTopic:Neural Control and CoordinationSubtopic:Parts of Nervous System
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